Thought for the Day – 17 December – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) The Cave of Bethlehem “Why, asked Bossuet, should the Eternal Word of God, infinitely and everlastingly happy, have deigned to assume in time, the fallen state of humanity?Why should He have chosen, as the scene of His miraculous life of love, […]
Thought for the Day – 17 December – The Cave of Bethlehem — AnaStpaul
My dearest John, I received the dearest sweetest letter from my sweetheart yesterday so full of love how could I otherwise be than very happy. Sweetheart, you must not worry about me; I am very strong and tho I get such attacks of headaches etc., it is nothing serious. I am very strong. The fact […]
December 17, 1908 — 109loveletters
Mattana, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Today is the first Sunday in Advent. Advent does not, as I’ve read in more than one place, begin on the last Sunday in November. Mostly it does, but occasionally it begins on the first Sunday in December. The crucial thing is that Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas. […]
Medieval Advent — A Writer’s Perspective
Saint of the Day – 11 December – Saint Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople (c 409–493) Priest, Monk, Abbot, Hermit, miracle-worker – born in c 409 at Maratha, Syria and died in 493 near Constantinople of natural causes. Daniel was born in Maratha, Syria in 409 and became a monk in nearby Samosata on the […]
Saint of the Day – 11 December – Saint Daniel the Stylite of Constantinople (c 409–493) — AnaStpaul
Advent Reflection – 11 December – Friday of the Second week of Advent, Readings: Isaiah 48:17-19, Psalms 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6, Matthew 11:16-19 Let us adore the Lord, the king who is to come. “For John came, neither eating nor drinking and they said, ‘He is possessed by a demon.’ The Son of Man […]
Advent Reflection – 11 December – ‘… I want to love You with all my heart.’ — AnaStpaul
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